Posts by sarahrnorton

Hey!  For those of you running races, you should really make sure to refuel within an hour after finishing!  & not just a bowl of grapes, either!  Otherwise you'll feel weak, cranky, dehydrated, you'll be more likely to be sore the next day, you might get a headache, or even suffer from nausea, & the longer you wait to eat the worse it is! 

 I'm with those who find that it's harder to get back on track after gorging -- which I solve by eating very slowly.  I may go over my caloric intake, but as long as I don't stretch my stomach, I'm ok.

I would suggest working out a lot and eating more, rather than a light workout & eating less -- because if you're already strong & have endurance, basic training won't be so tough.

Edit: not eating more than you're burning, but eating more than 1250.

If you eat too few calories for a long period of time (one day isn't going to make a difference), your metabolism slows down so that you need fewer calories to survive -- therefore, once you begin eating normally again, your weight will go up very quickly.

 For very sustained periods of time (say, a year?) it hurts your body in a variety of other ways.  Some women lose their periods, lose their hair, lose muscle & strength, lose all-over energy, & eventually your body starts digesting your organs to furnish itself with the necessary nutrients.  Not very nice.  Also, you see those starving kids on tv with the huge bellies?  The huge belly is another side-effect of starvation for some -- something to do with lack of muscle in the abdomen, I think.

Right -- the two numbers for your burn meter are 1) the number that CC estimates you will burn according to the activity level you selected and 2) the actual amount you have burned, according to what you have input into your "activity log."  Eating 1400 calories a day at a 2000 calorie activity level will put you at a calorie deficity of 600 calories per day, for 4200 a week.  A pound is 3500 calories, so you should be losing a little over a pound a week at that rate.

 Of course, the body doesn't always work as mechanically as we'd like it to, but you are at a healthy deficit & healthy amount of calories, so I think you'll do just fine.